Upcoming Canadian-Norwegian symposium gives voice to global health issues facing High North communities
McMaster University, in partnership with University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), will host a symposium on October 24 to highlight global health issues specific to Arctic communities in Canada and Norway, and to strengthen co-operation in higher education.
Titled Global transition within local communities, small places, big changes, the symposium will expand on some of the content covered in the joint global health course offered by McMaster and USN, which focuses on how the populations in Canadian and Norwegian regions face similar threats to their natural resources, their health, and their rights, in a globalized world. On the agenda will be issues including climate change, migration, and mental health.
“This event is a collaborative initiative to expand and disseminate knowledge about issues relevant to the High North, while building stronger institutional partnerships in higher education and research,” said Andrea Baumann, associate vice-president global health and director of McMaster’s MSc Global Health program.
McMaster’s relationship with USN dates back to 2015, when the two institutions were jointly awarded funding for four years from the High North Fund, administered by the Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Education (SIU). The universities’ ongoing collaboration has resulted in the joint course, as well as exchange and research opportunities for students and faculty.
The upcoming event aims to highlight the four-year High North Programme and strengthening partnership. Norwegian Honorary Consul General Marianne Koritzinsky will open the symposium, and expert speakers will discuss global processes, global transition, and migration with relevance to the High North.
Hamilton Community groups and the City of Hamilton will also be included, and the Global Health Office will engage the expertise of the Office of Community Engagement.
Attendees will include members of the McMaster and Hamilton communities, the Global Health Advisory Board of the MSc Global Health program, and our Norwegian colleagues.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
L.R.Wilson Concert Hall
McMaster University
RSVP idrissd@mcmaster.ca
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